ACLU releases comprehensive 'Best and Worst' list for 2007"For the past six years, our rights have been on the chopping block. If 2007 was the year we didn't get our freedom back, 2008 will be the year we demand it. Our holiday wish list is simple: We want our Constitution back. It doesn't even need a ribbon. This New Year, we resolve to hold our leaders accountable. We hope they will resolve to follow the law." -Caroline Fredmore --------------------------------------------------

California Supreme Court rejects challenge to property tax protections for domestic partners
In a major victory for same-sex couples, the California Supreme Court denied a petition Thursday by county assessors seeking review of a California Court of Appeal decision affirming the validity of basic property tax protections for domestic partners. The Court's decision means that the validity of these protections is now secure. No further amore--------------------------------------------------

After more than a year of campaigning in the most wide-open primaries in decades, it's finally time for voters to pick a president. On the Democratic side, the three hopefuls with a viable shot at the nomination have all signed on to almost every item on the so-called "Gay agenda." more --------------------------------------------------

The new year brings changes in STD testing services at one local non-profit agency. Beginning in 2008, Gay City Health Project is no longer able to offer chlamydia or gonorrhea testing for itmore
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The presidential marathon has now become a sprint. With the coming of the New Year, Americans are now sizing up the candidates. The Democrats are generally excited about their choices, however, the uncertainty of having no clear frontrunner has caused a great deal of unease.

Florida's battle for marriage
Wayne Benson -
SGN A&E Writer
Republicans, deeply dissatisfied with their presidential candidates, have turned to chicanery to try to steal the 2008 election. This time, they have recruited surrogates on the Religious Right to place a constitutional amendment banning Gay unions on the ballot. Although they deny their intentions are politimore